Bell City Drain Ditch 7/27

This morning I was on my way to fish Lake Arthur and the Mermentau River. I took a detour on the way and passed over the bridge on the Drain Ditch. The water looked good so I called a friend who fishes it a lot. He said he has been catching a few on black and chartreuse. So I drove to Hayes and picked up some ice and shiners and headed back. I am glad I made the detour. I ended up keeping 36 When I got back to the landing I threw about 10 of the smaller ones back. I bet I put 60 fish in the boat today. Fish were caught on lay downs that had grass. I would start at 18 inches and work down to 5ft. I tried black and chartreuse triple tails but they wanted shiners. The day started slow till I got hit by a storm. It poured for about 20 minutes. No thunder or lightning. After the rain it was on. I caught half my fish off one top. I got some good go pro footage of that. I took a few pics of some throw backs after the go pro went dead. Today's trip was my third best this year. Attachment 169445Attachment 169446Attachment 169447Attachment 169448Attachment 169449Attachment 169450Attachment 169451Attachment 169452Attachment 169453

Very nice, looks like you made the right decision.
"gene"

Good lookin catch...

Very nice.

Good pics.

Pretty place to fish. Glad you whacked them.

Excellent post.

The ditch seemed about 100 miles long back when I was running a 90 Merc. I bet it's about 300 miles long in a yak. The ditch is a lot different on the upper end compared to the lower. A 7 mile total is about my limit in the heat.

Yes but there is a heck of a log and grass jam at the bridge. Next trip I am going to try it. Where I was it would be a 299.9999999 mile trip. Next week I am going to check out Lake Misere and Bayou Misere I bet it is going to look good with all that water moving that way. Nobody fishes them. Its a long haul.

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Originally Posted by saute86

Yes but there is a heck of a log and grass jam at the bridge. Next trip I am going to try it. Where I was it would be a 299.9999999 mile trip. Next week I am going to check out Lake Misere and Bayou Misere I bet it is going to look good with all that water moving that way. Nobody fishes them. Its a long haul.

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Don't forget to pack a lunch. Good Luck.

Saute86, I have always wanted to fish the drain ditch but never have, wouldn't even know where to launch. I see you are from Lake Charles also, maybe one day we can get together and make a trip. Excellent post by the way and thanks for the pictures!

I use to catch some big white perch in Lake Misere many years ago. Haven't fished since before Rita. Last time I was there, a bunch of the cypress trees had died.

Sure shadow as long as none of my sons want to go. But nothing wrong with going on 2 boats.
Tiger I bet the water looks like the marsh in Misere right now. The water is so clear in Bell City right now.

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Saute86, I have always wanted to fish the drain ditch but never have, wouldn't even know where to launch. I see you are from Lake Charles also, maybe one day we can get together and make a trip. Excellent post by the way and thanks for the pictures!

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Take Hwy 14 to Holmwood. Take a Left on 14 towards Lake Arthur. Continue on 14 to Lavoi Rd. Take a right on Lavoi and then a left on Rossignol Rd. Launch is at the wooden bridge you can't miss it. Be careful the launch is steep and has a 6in to 1ft drop off. Once your tires are in the water back in slow. Its not as bad as it sounds.